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Patented Jan. 7, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE BUNKER Application led September 24, 1928. Serial No. 307,956.

lThis invention relates to bunkers and par ticularly to bun-kers or bins of the type Which have hopper bottoms throughvvhich the ma terial stored in the bunker may be delivered. j j

While the bunker of my present invention is especially adapted for use in storing coal, itis tok be understood that it may be used for storing ashes, sand, gravel, ores, grains 10 or liquids, also as a Weighing or shaking bin or bunker or for Whatever else as Well as wherever suitable or desired.

Owing to the rectangular or at least polygonal arrangement of the bunker supporting columns and girders usually-employed, the rectangular or polygonal bunker has been generally adopted and is now in universal use.

These previous rectangular or polygonal bunkers, however, have numerous disadvantages. Then the bunker is loaded relatively great flexural stresses are imposed upon the flat sides of the hopper portion with the result that relatively thick metal plate is required Which increases the Weight and cost of the bunker. In addition, stiiieners are usually necessary which further increase the cost considerably and frequently interfere WithA clearance requirements. The relatively sharp corners presented by the meeting sides form valley angles which cut dovvn the effective slope of the bunker and out of which the contents of the bunker Will not flow readand from which the contents cannot be 5 readily dislodged. Any increase inthe slope of the side Walls of the bunker in an effort to overcome this reduces the capacity of the bunker. The resulting joints at the valley angles take the load in fleXure which tends to open the joints With the result that plural rowriveting is usually required. Still further Jthe effective span of the bottom fiange of the bunker girder, in so far as lateral stiffness is concerned, is usually as great as the corresponding span of the girder, and consequently girder flange stiffeners are commonly required.

rlhe object of the present invention is the provision of a generally improved, simplilied and less expensive bunker Construction adapted for use With usual rectangular or polygonal bunker supporting columns and girders and enabling of greater ease in shipping as vvell as field erection. A

By introducing conical surfaces, in combination With flat surfaces, the bunker con-V struction of the present invention ltends to ren duce the stresses in the hopper portion to the purely tensile type or to stresses more nearly approaching the tensile type. This S permits of a reduction in the thickness of the metal to a minimum governed by other conditions which considerably reduces the Weight and cost of the bunker. Stifieners are reduced' or may even be eliminated with fur- 65 ther economy and the avoidance of interference With clearance requirements. Splices Where required, are materially simplified and reduced in Weight due tothe reduction of the stresses involved to the purely tensile type. The reduction of the stresses to stresses 4of the tensile type also reduces or eliminates any tendency tovvard opening of the joints and adapts the invention for use as a container for liquids, such as soaps, oils and the like.

By introducing a novel bracket Vstructure between the upper margins of the Walls of the hopper and the bunker girders, the present invention effects a perfect junction between the angular girder framing and the rounded or conical hopper'plates, and also reduces the effective span of the bottom fianges of the girders forming the bunker support in so far aslateral stiffness is concerned which obviates or reduces the bottom flange stiffening heretofore required, thus further cutting the Weight and cost of the bunker.

The'features of the present invention may 9G' be readily adapted to bunkers requiringtvvo or more outlets as Well as to bunkers of the single outlet type, With the same results of great strength and economy, reduction in y Weight, simplicity of design, assembly and erection, maximumutilization of available clearance and neat appearance Without sacri- Y ficing the adaptability to the usual rectangular arrangement of the bunker supporting? grders and columns, 90

To acquaint those skilled in the art with the construction and operation of several embodiments of the invention, I shall now describe same in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. l is a plan view of a single outlet bunker embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is 'a fragmentary vertical section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a double outlet bunker embodying the invention;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is a plan view of another form of plural outlet bunkers embodying the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a vertical longitudinal section talren on the line 9 9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a vertical section taken on the line 10-10 of Fig. 8; and

Fig. 11 is a vertical section taken on the line 11 11 of Fig. 8.

Referring first to the embodiment of Figs. l, 2 and 3. The bunker support is indicated generally at 5 and comprises a pair of spaced parallel girders 6, 6 anda second pair of spaced girders 7, 7 extending therebetween. The girders 7, 7 are shown as being disposed iormal to the girders 6, 6 and as secured at their opposite ends thereto. The configuration of the open frame formed by the girders 6, 6 and 7, 7 is typical of the rectangular configurations of usual bunker supports and it is an important aspect of the present invention to obtain the advantages as stated above and at the same time adapt or accommodate the hopper portion of the bunker to a support of this configuration.

Fach of the girders 6, 6 comprises a plate 8 preferably of flat shaped steel bound along its upper margin by a pair of angles 9 arranged with their depending flanges 10 back to back with the upper marginal edge of the Slate 8 riveted, welded or otherwise suitably secured therebetween. The lower edge of plate 8 is bound or stiffened or reinforced externally by an angle member 11 having its upright flange 12 riveted, welded or otherwise suitably secured to the lower marginal edge of the plate 8. Suitable vertical stiffeners which may be in the form of angle members 13 may be provided at suitably spaced intervals on the outer side of each of the girders 8, these stiffeners being interposed between the outwardly extending horizontal flanges along the top and bottom of the girder and being riveted, welded or otherwise suitably secured in place.

The other pair of girders 7, 7 similarly comprises the sheet steel plates 15 bound along their upper marginal edges externally and internally by the angle members 16, 16 and along their lower edges externally by the angle members 17. The structure of the girders 7, 7 is similar to the structure of the girders 6, 6 and the description therefore will not be repeated in detail, the girders 7 7 preferably having suitable external stilleners 18 similar to the stiffeners 13 of the girders 6, 6. The opposite ends of the girders 7, 7 abut the plates 8 of the girders 6, the inwardly extending flanges of the angles 10 along the inner upper margins of the girders 6 terminating at the inwardly extending flanges of theA upper inner angles 16 of the girders 7 and fitting therebetween or vice versa. The girder framing may, of course, be of the usual or any suitable or preferred construction. p

The opposite ends of thegirders 7 may be suitably joined to the girders 6 by suitable angle members 20 having flanges 21 riveted, welded or otherwise suitably secured to the plates 15 of the girders 7 and flanges 22 similarly secured to the plates 8 of the girders 6. Internally the ends of the girders 7 may be secured to the girders 6 by angle members 23. The tops of the angle members along the upper edges of the girders may be covered by means of suitable cover plates which l are omitted for the sake of clearness.

The hopper portion of the bunker in this particular embodiment of the invention is made up of eight plates, two pairs of 0ppositely disposed flat plates 26, 26 and 27, 27 and two pairs of rounded or generally conical plates 28, 28 and 29, 29. The flat plates 26, 26 and 27, 27 are of triangular configuration with bases 30 disposed along the inside of the lower edges of the girder plates 8 and their apices 31 disposed at the outlet opening 32. The plates 27 are similarly of triangular configuration with their bases 33 along the inner sides of the lower margins of the girders 7 and their apices 34 at the outlet 32. It is to be understood that the plates 26 and 27 may be of trapezoidal formv to provide for a generally rectangular outlet or of other shapes or a combination of shapes to provide any other desired form of outlet. The bases 3() and 33 of the flat plates 26 and 27 are preferably disposed intermediate the space between the girders 7 and similarly intermediate with the space between the girders 6. The conical or rounded plates 28 and 29 are disposed at the diagonally opposite corners, one between each pair of plates 26 and 27 and forming with said plates 26 and 27 when secured thereto a substantially continuous downwardly sloping hopper wall without corner pockets or valley angles.

As shown the adjacent or meeting edges of the plates 26, 27 28 and 29 have butt engagement and these abutting edges maybe Welded directly together *Without splice plates or the like. Splice 'plates'35 areyhowever, shown along the seams or abutting edges of the `flat and conical plates'and 'on the inside of the lhopper and @these splice plates may be riveted lto the .tivo :meeting edges joined thereby although it ist-n be un# derstood that ysplice plateszmay -employed also outside or even Where'the fla-tand `con'- ical plates are Welded together. A "riveted joint is indicated at 36 in thedravvin'gs. `It is also to be understood that a'lapjointinay be employed instead vofa butt jointassho'wn.

The b'asesBO or upper edgesoftl're plates 26 and .27 are secured to the'lower margins of the girder plates 8 and kl5 by relatively short angle 'members or 'bent plates'f38 the len 0th of each of which is `substantially"eqnal to the length of the adjacent base oru-pper edge of the plate26 or 27. 'The upp'er flangesY of the angles 38 are'riveted,Welded or `other- Wise secured to the inner surfaces "ofthe'loiver marginal edges 'ofthe plates 4Sand 15 andthe obliquelv depending flan'gesy`39 are riveted, Welded or 4otherwise suitably y'secured 'to the upper edges or bases 33 .of the plates `26 and 27. j y

The corner :brackets "25 are zin `the form of corner plates rounded to formV in :effect substantial upward `continuationsof the conical plates 28 and 29 'and'havin'gtheir:lower edges 42 overlappingthe'upper edges-ofthe plates 28 and 29 andriveted, vvelfdedor other- Wise suitably secured thereto. Fro'mfth'e opposite ends of the upper-edge of 'earch plate 28, v29, the cornerbrackets convergeupwardly and the upwardly converging `edges l'are flanges obliquely at 43 with these `oblique flanges 43 riveted, Welded or otherwise suitably secured to the girder plates Sand T5.

'l ne upper converging ends ^lvof the corner brackets 25 fit in the spaces 24 below the corner angles23 of the-girder constructionor may fit over them, and the ends ofthe corner brackets at the endsof the upper edges of the-conical plates 28 a`nd29v`fit betweenand preferably have abutting engagement with the angles 38. yThese-inside rounded corner brackets 25 not only 'join the corners .of the Vhopper kportion of the bunker to the girder support and eliminate sharp corners and dead `corner pocketsbut they reducetheefl fective span of the lower margins of the bunker girders laterally and obvia'teror re'- duce the necessity of bottom flange lateral stidening generally required in the ordinary type Vof bunker. It lis also often `possible to reduce the length-'ofthe inside'bottomflange of the bunker girders 'due to the introduction of these rounded brackets thus still furtherreduc'ing the iveight and cost of steel regured.

, 'While ,the conical portions of "thehopper steel plates 28 and29 are shoivn` ofcircnla'r curvature fit -is to vbe understood that .any other second degree curvature sueltas van elliptical, parabolic or other suitable curvaturemay-beemployed. It Willalso beunderstood' that the-bend line of theA angles or bent plates 38may beat'thelovverfedges'of the girderplatesas shown or belovi7V the'bottomflangesfdffthe'girdersasshown in Figs. 9,10 and 1l. lso Whereas 4the flat or plane iplates 26 Iand "27 `ofthe hopper' portion ofthe bun-kei" referred `to asfdovvnvvardly convergingor voftriangular configuration iti-sto beundersto'o'dl that theymay'beoftrapezoidal or other suitable or preferred configuration and the location ofthe fspli'c'ing'maybe arranged as suitable ord'esired. j

From the foregoing it will no'W be apparentth-at with ythe combination of the flat plates 26y and 27 and generallyconical plates 28 and29 together'vvitl'i the'structure ofthe corner brackets 25, the hopper portion tof the bunkeris adapted or accommodated to the rectangular arrangement-of tht` hwiier supporting "columns and lgirders and at the saine Vtime lall "zvalley angles and corner noekets are eliminated. `Wha`t is also important, any `deflection ofthe plane portions ofthe hopper-such as maybel causedbyloading the bunker, operatesmerely as an eXtension out of the already curved "conicalsurfaeces. The resiilting aetion closely approaches tension upon the hopper' Yportion ofthelbunker. l'This permits a reduction :in the thickness of `metal plate used thus reducing tlfe weight, and improving the ease of shipment V'and erection, as' vvell as reducing the cost. its already eXplained'the accompanying reduction or elimination of stilfeners lfurther decreases the Weight and Acost and reduces the clearance necessary and often permits 'of greater capacity. Thecha'racter of the'stresses astensile stresses or as stresses appro'acliingitensile stresses permits Welding the' joint between the plane and'conica'l plates Without likelihood of opening of the joints as is-thetendency under flexural stresses in the usual rectangular bunkers. `Where spliees are used they are simplified and reduced in Weight because of this stress reduction. The absenceor reduction of sti'eners that may be damaged'in shipment permits maximum assembly in the shop which further adds to the economy of the instant bunker. The reductionor elimination of stiffenersalso permits shipjiiing several hoppers Within one an other 4vvitlioutfear of damage. Y

.Thereslting'bunker is-'als'o neat in appearance. .Therearefn'o stiffeners protruding outsidefthe :bunker and any Ydeflection `of the plane .portionsof'the hopper plates'that may be cansedby loading'thebunkerfis merely an extension of the'alr'eady curved/conical surfaces andis no longer "an indication o'fstruc tural'tveaknessand constant caus'efor appre# liensionflike thezdeflectiony of-bunkers in other The present structfure `also p resent'sal t uniformly smooth V:surface :for :inside lining than other types of bunkers and it presents a perfectly smooth outside surface for painting and all surfaces are entirely exposed and easily accessible for inspection and painting. The slope ofthe hopper sides in the bunker of the present invention may be decreased without danger of the contents sticking as there are no valley angles which cut down the effective slope of bunkers with such valley angles. This allows for greater capacities with given elevations. The joints are easily made tight against leakage and as already pointed out the bunker is adapted for use as a container for liquids. It is'to be noted also that in the illustrated embodi' ments of the invention, every surface used is either plane or developable into a plane surface which will not require forging or pressing. f

The outlet 32 is provided with an outlet member having an outlet opening 51 and preferably in the form of a casting having anY upwardly flaring orupwardly tapered socket for receiving the outlet of the hopper portion of the bunker which may be suitably secured therein and the lower end of the outlet member 50 is shown as provided with a radial flange 52.

Although the hopper structure is adapted for use with rectangular supports, it is also adapted to have a circular or curvilinear outlet casting 50, as shown, which castings are far more satisfactory both structurally and economically than rectangular Y castings. However, rectangular castings can be used where conditions warrant it. f

In the embodiment of Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7, the girders 6, 6 and 7, 7 may be and are shown as being constructed similar to the construction of the girders 6 and 7 as described in detail in connection with'Figs. l, 2 and 3. The two pairs of girdersmay also be joined together as described in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 so that a detailed description of the same will not be necessary in connection-with this vembodiment ofthe invention. In this case the hopper portion 'of the bunker is composed of a pair ofY op-positely disposed flat trapezoidal plates 55, in combination with a pair of oppositegenerally triangular plates 56 and two pairs of. generallyV conical or rounded plates 57, all preferably of suitable sheet steel. The corner brackets 25, and an gles 38 are joined to the plates 55, 56 and 57 and to the girder structures 6A and 7 substantially as before and with substantially the same advantages so that further details with reference theretoare Vbelieved unnecessary. In this case, however, the girders 6 and 7 are shown as being provided internals ly with upright angle stiifeners 60, one of which may be disposed opposite each of the stiifeners 13 and 18. It is to be understood, of course, that these internal stiffeners may, if desired, be omitted or that suitable in;

ternal stiifeners may be employed with the girder structure of the embodimentof Figs.

l, 2 and 3.

The outlet `openings indicatedy at 62 and 63 and the joint lines .between` the flat and conical plates are indicated at 64, it being understood that these plates 55, 56 and 57 maybe welded directly together or may be welded or riveted with splice plates 65 as shown or with lap joints. As before, where the corner brackets are located as shown, portions of the inside bottom girder flanges are eliminated, the corner brackets taking care of the ends and also stiffening the girder laterally as well as the bunker as a whole.

In the embodiment of Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7, 5

purpose of obtaining a suitable slope toward the openings 62 and 63 in all directions a suitable filler 69 is employed. This filler may be either a solid filler of concrete or its walls may be formed of sheet metal Vdiverging downwardly from the apeX of the cross member 68 and terminate in a point at the respective openings 62 and 63. AAny possible pockets, corners or valleys between the walls 69 and the plates 55 are eliminated by generally conical walls 70 interposed be-` tween the sides ofthe wall 69 and the adjacent edges of the wall-55 and rounded at their lower'ends at 71 to complete the openings 62 and 63. The cross angle 68 extends between the plates 55 and protects the apex of the filler. l y

In this case the outlet member 73 is again shown in the form of casting with the circular or curvilinear outlet openings 62 and 63, the

casting being webbed at 74 (Fig. 4) to join the two halves and cored at 75 to reduce the weight and allow for the closing ga'te connection. The outlet casting has an upwardly diverging marginal flange 76 for receiving the lower end of the hopper portion of the bunker and the casting is shown as beingflanged at 78 adjacent the lower ends of the openings 62 and 63. The casting may be rectangular if desired. Y V

While the structure shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 has only two outlets, it is to be understood that the numberof outlets may be multiplied arbitrarily. l

Referring nowl tothe embodiment of Figs. 8, 9, 10 and 11 which is a more or less schematic showing of another form of eight outlet devices Vembodying the present invention, the

stantially as described in connection with the previous embodiments. ever, the lower margins of the girders 6, 7 are provided with internal angles 90 and these and the external angles 92 are spaced upwardly from the lower edges of the plates 93. The supporting frame formed by the girders 6 and 7" is divided longitudinally by a partition 94 extending parallel with and centrally between the girders 6, 6 and transversely by a partition 95 extending centrallry/between and parallel with the girders The upper margins of the girders 6" and 7 are boundby external and internal angles 96 as before and the partitions 94 and 95 are preferably similarly formed of sheets of steel with the angles 97 along their upper edges and the angles 98 spaced upwardly from their lower edges and in the horizontal plane of the angles 90, 92. The corners of the girders 6, 7 may be joined as in the previous embodiment and the ends of the partitions 94 and 95 may be similarly secured to the outer girders as by means of suitable angles or in vany other suitable or preferred manner.

The outlets are indicated at 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 and 107 respectively (Fig. 8) and these outlets are surrounded by the main sloping hopper portion which comprises two pairs of oppositely disposedl duplicate plates 108 and 109 and two pairs of oppositely disposed duplicate plates 110 and 111 with two pairs of conical plates 115 and 116 disposed as shown. The plates 108 and 109 preferably have a simple or single inclination from the Vgirders 6, 6 downwardly toward the outlets 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 and 107, and the plates 110V and 111 preferably have a simple or single inclination from the girders 7 7 downwardly toward the outlets 100, 103, 104 and 107.

The upper marginal edges of the flat plates 108, 109, 110 and 111 are' secured to the de-` pending marginal edges of the girders 6 and 7 as by means of internal angle members or bent plates 100 as shown in Figs. 10 and 11. Depending from the longitudinal partition 94 and secured thereto at 121 is the depending hopper wall 122 and depending from the partition 95 (Fig. 11e) and secured thereto at 124 is the hopper wall 125. For each four openings 100, 101,104, 105 and 102, 103, 106, 107 there are four pairs of flat plates 130 the upper edges of two pairs of these plates meeting longitudinally along the lower marginal edges of the hopper wall or plate 122 and beingsecured thereto by angles or thelike as indicated Yat 132 in Figs. 10 and 11. The other two pairs of plates 130 for each set of four outlets meet at 135 transversely between the girders 6, 6 and these meeting edgesare' secured to a suitable transverse angle or other supports'136. Interposed between the outlets 101, 105 and 102, 106 are- In this case, how-V two pairs of upwardly converging plates 140 meet-ing at 142 and secured as by meansr of suitable angle brackets or bent plates to the lower marginal edge of the plate or wall 135 depending upon the transverse partitionl 95. Interposed between the iat plates 130 and the outer flat plates 108, 109, 110 and 111, as well as between the plates 130, themselves are the conical or rounded hopper wall portions 150 the bases of which are disposed at the outlet openings. Between the plates 130 and 140 are the conical or rounded plates 150 the bases of which are at the tops with the converging ends at the outlet openings. Interposed between the plates 140 and the plates 108 and 109 are the conical plates 200 which are arranged similarly to the plates 150.

The plates130 and 140 are of generally triangular conguration and the outlet castings 152 may be provided with upwardly flared portions 153 for receiving the downwardly converging lower ends of the respective sloping hopper outlets. The fiat and conical plates or hopper wall portions may be welded, riveted or otherwise suitably joined together and between the conical and flat plate portions along the transverse partition 95 are suitable brackets 155 which join the' plates 150l and 200 to the depending wall 125 and to lthe outer flat plates 108 and 109. The corner plates or brackets 155 may be secured to the respective plates as set out in connection with the corner plates of the previous em* bodiments. The outer or upper marginal edges of the conical plates 115, 116 are joined to the girders 6, 7 by corner brackets 160. The structure and attachment to the girders 6 and 7 may be substantially identical with that described in connection with the corner brackets of the previous embodiments. The cornerbrackets 160 are preferablyrounded in horizontal section as in the preceding embodiment and the corner brackets 155 are also preferablysimilarly rounded in horizontal section. The inner lower angles 90 along the lower margins of the sheets 93 of the girders 6 and 7 preferably terminate short of the inner corners of the generallyV rectangular girder support to form spaces 170 (Fig. 9) for receiving thecorner brackets 160. It will be `noted from the drawings that the corner brackets 160 are disposed along the lower marginsof the girderk supports whereas thek corner brackets 155 are disposed along the lower margins of the upper hopperportion of the bunker.

Splice plates 180 are shown between the meeting marginal edges of at least some of the hopper plates but these hopper plates may be welded together without splice plates or welded or otherwise joined. The girders 6 and 7 are preferably provided internally and externally with angle or other suitable stiifeners 185.

Vhile I have described the invention in connection with certain specific embodiments, it is to be understood that these are more or less illustrative and that the number of outlets and manner of combining the conical and flat hopper portions may be varied. For instance, the particular number of outlets may be multiplied as desired, and for example, in Figure 8, the outer two pairs of the larger intermediate conical portions 200 may be eX- tended out further or up further to lessen or decrease the flat upper or outer areas 108 and 109 and if necessary, the other hopper portions may be varied to accommodate this increased upward extension.

IVhere I refer, in the specification and appended claims, to conical or generally conical plates or conical or generally conical hopper walls, I intend these terms to cover the plates, or walls of arcuate section and with the depending sides converging` outwardly or any equivalent formations. For example, it is conceivable that the depending sides of these plates may be of other than downwardly converging formation by changing the shape of the flat plates which are combined therewith and I intend such departures to come within the scope of the present invention. In the embodiment shown, these plates or walls are of arcuate section and their depending sides converge downwardly, They might, therefore, be considered as segments of conically formed plates or walls or even as trajectories of conically formed plates or walls and the term conical or generally conical is used in a sense to cover such formations. The corner brackets are arcuate in horizontal section and preferably form continuations of these socalled generally conical plates or walls and where I refer to the brackets as being of arcuate horizontal section, I intend to cover such formations, although it is to be underv stood that these brackets may vary from true continuations of the curved plates or walls within the scope of the present invention.

I do not intend to be limited to the precise details shown or described.

I claim:

l. In a bunker, the combination of a plurality of supporting girders arranged in a polygonal figure, a hopper comprising a plurality of flat plates having: their depending sides converging downwardly and secured along their upper margins to said supporting girders and sloping downwardly and inwardly to an outlet at their lowerends, and a-plurality of generally conical plates arranged between said fiat plates with their converging ends at said outlet whereby the iieXural stresses in the hopper are reduced.

2. In a bunker the combination of a plurality of supporting girders arranged in a polygonal figure, a hopper Ycomprising a plurality of flat plates having their depending sides converging downwardly and securedV along their upper margins to said supporting girders and sloping downwardly and inwardly to an outlet at their lower ends, a plurality of generally conical plates arranged between said fiat plates with their converging ends conforming with said outlet whereby the flexural stresses in the hopper are reduced, and rounded corner brackets between said supporting girders and the upper margins of said conical plates.

3. In combination, a generally polygonal girder support, a hopper sloping downwardly from said support and having a plurality of outlets arranged in a row, at plates supported along their upper margins and sloping downwardly and inwardly toward said outlets with the depending sides of said flat plates converging downwardly, and generally conical plates alternating with said flat plates and secured thereto, whereby the iexural stresses of the hopper are. reduced, said conical plates also sloping toward and conforming attheir lower ends with said outlets.

4. In combination, a generally polygonal girder support, a hopper sloping downwardly from said support and having a plurality of outlets arranged in a row, flat plates supported along their upper margins and sloping downwardly and inwardly toward said outlets, said flat plates having their depending sides converging downwardly, generally conical plates alternating with said fiat plates and secured thereto, whereby the ieXural stresses in the hopper are reduced, said conical plates also sloping toward and conforming at' their lower ends with said outlets, and rounded corner brackets between said girder support and the upper margins of said conical plates.

5. In combination, a generally polygonal girder support, a hopper slopingdownwardly from said support and having a plurality of rows of outlets, fiat plates having their depending sides converging downwardly and supported along their upper margins and sloping downwardly and inwardly toward said outlets, and generally conical plates alternating with said iiat plates and secured thereto, said conical plates also sloping t0- ward and conforming at their lower ends with said outlets, whereby the flexural stresses in the hopper are reduced.

6. In combination, a generally polygonal girder support, a hopper sloping downwardly from said support and having a plurality of rows of outlets, flat plates having their depending sides converging downwardly and supported along their upper margins and slopinor downwardly and inwardly toward said outlets, generally-conical plates alternating with said flat plates and secured thereto, said conical plates also sloping toward and conforming with said outlets whereby the flexural stresses in the hopper are reduced, and rounded corner brackets between said girder support and the upper margins of saidV conical plates.

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7. In combination, a generally polygonal girder support, a hopper sloping downwardly i from said support and having a plurality of outlets, said hopper comprising a pair of 0pposite flat plates having their lower endseX- tending between said outlets, said flat plates having their depending sides diverging upwardly and having their upper margins secured to the support, a second pair of-opposite flat plates having their upper margins secured to the support and sloping downwardly and inwardly toward said outlets with their depending sides diverging upwardly, generally conical plates interposed between said first and last plates and converging toward and conforming with said outlets whereby the flexural stresses in the hopper are reduced, and rounded corner brackets between said conical plates and the girder support.

8. In a bunker the combination of a plurality of supporting girders arranged in a rectangular figure, a hopper comprising a plurality of generally triangular flat plates having their depending sides converging downwardly and secured along their upper margins to said supporting girders and having their apices sloping downwardly and inwardly, a plurality of generally conical plates arranged between said ilat plates with their converging ends forming a circular outlet adjacent the apices of said rst plates whereby the flexural stresses in the hopper are reduced and rounded corner brackets between said supporting girders and the upper margins of said conical plates, said rounded brackets being of generally triangular configuration with their lower margins secured to said conical plates and their other margins flanged and secured to said supporting girders.

9. The combination with a supporting frame comprising a plurality of girders arranged in a rectangular figure of a hopper consisting of a plurality of flat plates having their depending sides converging downwardly and a plurality of generally conical plates joined to said lat plates whereby the leXural stresses in the hopper are reduced, the joining of said Hat and generally vconical plates forming acontinuousdownwardly sloping wall and presenting a generally rectangular rounded corner upper margin for.

suspension from said frame and a generally circular outlet.

l0. The combination with a supporting frame comprising a plurality of girders arranged in a rectangular figure of a hopper consisting of a plurality of flat plates having their depending sides converging downwardly and a plurality of generally conical plates joined to said flat plates whereby the flexural stresses in the hopper are reduced, the joining of said flat plates and said generally conical plates forming a continuous downwardly sloping wall and presenting a generally rounded corner rectangular upper margin for suspension from said frame and generally circular outlet, and angle members having flanges secured to the lower marginal edges of said girders and to the upper margins of said first plates, said angle members forming bottom flanges along the girder and joining the hopper thereto.

11. In a bunker, the combination of a plurality of supporting girders arranged in a polygonal gure, a hopper comprising a plurality kof fiat plates secured along their upper margins to said supporting girders and sloping downwardly and inwardly to an outlet at their lower ends, and a set of generally conical plates arranged between said flat plates whereby the flexural stresses in the hopper are reduced, the plates of one of said sets of plates having their opposite depending sides converging downwardly to said outlet.

12. In a bunker, the combination of a plurality of supporting girders arranged in a polygonal figure, a hopper comprising a plurality of ilat plates secured along their upper margins to said supporting girders and sloping downwardly and inwardly to an outlet at their lower ends, a set of generally conical plates arranged between said flat plates whereby the ,flexural stresses in the hopper are reduced, the plates of one of said sets of plates having their opposite depending sides converging downwardly to said outlet, and rounded corner brackets between said supporting girders and the upper margins of said conical plates.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 21st day of September, 1928.

ALEXANDER H. KENIGSBERG. 

